Craig — Three Craig Fire Board incumbents running against Bruce Timberg, a Craig resident who criticized the board, secured their seats for another four years Tuesday.

Chris Nichols, John Forgay and Tony Maneotis ran against Timberg for four-year terms for the Craig Rural Fire Protection District Board. Board member Rodney Kowach was running, as well, but he was running uncontested for a two-year term since he was appointed to the position in 2013, after Alan Weber left.

The fire district election saw a large turnout: 425 residents submitted their vote in-person or by absentee ballot. The incumbents kept their spots in the Craig Rural Fire Protection District elections.

Residents were asked to vote for their three top candidates. Board members who received the most votes won the three open seats. Maneotis received 285 votes, Forgay 274, Nichols 252, Timberg 186 and Kowach (uncontested) received 326 votes.

That's more than four times as many voters as the last fire board election saw, said Ashley Ellis, designated election official for the Fire Board.

That's likely because of Timberg's bid for the office, she said.

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Timberg ran because he said he distrusted the board and felt they weren't being transparent enough. His contentious run brought interest to the otherwise straightforward election that rarely has seen much competition, Ellis said.

Although he lost, Timberg still felt the large turnout was a small victory.

"I did my job to get the turnout," he said. "Win or lose."

He plans to vie for the board position again in the 2016 election, he said.